[syslog-ng] [Bug 227] New: Feature request – Linux /dev/kmsg support

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https://bugzilla.balabit.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227

           Summary: Feature request – Linux /dev/kmsg support
           Product: syslog-ng
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: unspecified
         Component: syslog-ng
        AssignedTo: bazsi at balabit.hu
        ReportedBy: grawity at gmail.com
Type of the Report: enhancement
   Estimated Hours: 0.0


Starting with Linux 3.5 (commits [1], [2]), there is a new kmsg interface "/dev/kmsg", which allows multiple readers, is able to export some structured data
(such as device name and subsystem), avoids some other problems /proc/kmsg had, such as the ones described in syslog-ng's FAQ [3].

Are there any plans to support this in syslog-ng?

The format is explained in Documentation/ABI/testing/dev-kmsg.txt [4].

[1]: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e11fea92e13fb91c50bacca799a6131c81929986
[2]: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d39f3d77c9b1fe7cc33a14beb4a4849af0a4ac22
[3]: http://www.balabit.com/wiki/syslog-ng-faq-kmsg-klogd
[4]: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/plain/Documentation/ABI/testing/dev-kmsg


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